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The Price of College with Ron Lieber - Ep 95
If you have kids in or nearing college age, you HAVE to listen to this episode. Ron Lieber’s new book, The Price You Pay for College contains critica…
5 years, 3 months ago
Working Ourselves to Death with Daniel Markovits - Ep 94
Daniel Markovits is the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the author of The Meritocracy Trap in which he outlines the price mer…
5 years, 3 months ago
Managing Our Desires with William Irvine - Ep 93
William “Bill” Irvine is an author, philosophy professor, and an active investor who describes his intended audience as "intellectually-upscale reade…
5 years, 3 months ago
Getting the Most from Life with Jesse Itzler - Ep 92
Jesse Itzler only eats fruit 'til noon, loves Run-D.M.C., and enjoys living life "out of the box." The author of the New York Times bestseller, Livin…
5 years, 3 months ago
Peter Singer on the Moral Obligations of Money (from 2019) - ENCORE EPISODE
The New Yorker called Princeton and University of Melbourne bio-ethicist, Peter Singer “the world’s most influential living philosopher." Time includ…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Death of Tony Hsieh with Angel Au-Yeung, David Jeans and Dr. Drew Pinsky - Ep 91
Tony Hsieh was the former CEO of Zappos, which Amazon bought for $1.2 billion. With a net worth reported at over $700 million, Tony appeared to have …
5 years, 4 months ago
Happiness Around the Globe with John Helliwell - Ep 90
John Helliwell is Professor emeritus of Economics at University of British Columbia and editor of The World Happiness Report, a landmark survey of th…
5 years, 4 months ago
Real Life Diff'rent Strokes with Kay Madati - Ep 89
Kay Madati was born to a single, Tanzanian mother who died when he was 12. Kay and his brother were then adopted by a very affluent caucasian couple …
5 years, 5 months ago
Giving thanks, literally with A.J. Jacobs - ENCORE EPISODE
In this special Thanksgiving encore episode, I talk to A.J. Jacobs about his latest book, Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey, in which he express…
5 years, 5 months ago
Life after the PGA Championship with Rich Beem - Ep 88
Rich Beem won the 2002 PGA Championship, one of professional golf’s four major tournaments. Despite having won twice on tour prior to the PGA, Rich's…
5 years, 5 months ago